Night Has Fallen oh wow!! Totally forgot about him! I bet if joffrey had heard about caligula, he'd be like "my hero!" Ramsay sno would say the same now that i think about it. Both were sadistic little shits & i'm glad their terrorizing days are over! 😊
His tyrannies on members of his court, his contempt for the people, the way he does anything he wants without thought of recriminations... I can see a strong historical King Richard 2nd of England influence in him.
@@Halfdanr_H that's who Joffrey reminds me of too. And the thing is, you can trace the point of origin of the Wars of the Roses to Richard II's reign. It simmered a long time, but if you really look at it, Richard's reign was the start of the English "game of thrones".
Though it very well could be true that GRRM based or took influence from the historic events that surrounded Henry Tudor to lay the foundations for Daenerys' character but i've always thought that perhaps Daenerys as well as the Targaryen Dynasty as a whole was heavily based on the rise and fall of Romanov Dynasty which ruled Russia for 300 years (the same length of time that the Targaryen's ruled over Westeros). With Daenerys specifically i've always thought her story bore similarity to that of the myth and supposed survival of the Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna Romanova, the youngest daughter of Tsar Nicholas II who was thought to have survived her families brutal execution at the hands of the Bolsheviks in 1917. If we compare Daenerys' beginnings to that of Anastasia's supposed survival the similarities are clear to see. Both Daenerys and Anastasia were the youngest daughter's of the deposed monarch and both were whisked away for their own protection once their city was sacked and their father's had either been killed/abdicated. Both of their (innocent) immediate family members were barbarically and brutally murdered by rebel forces. With Daenerys' family once Tywin Lannister's men had taken control of Kings Landing, Tywin sent his knights Ser Gregor Clegane and Ser Armory Lorch to scale Maegor’s Holdfast and deal with the rest of the royal family, securing the throne for Robert and proving that House Lannister had forsaken the Targaryen's forever. Gregor killed the infant crown prince, Aegon Targaryen, (Daenerys' nephew) while his mother Princess Elia Martell watched, and proceeded to rape and murder her. Lorch dragged Princess Rhaenys (Daenery's niece) from under her father Rhaegar’s bed and stabbed her half a hundred times. Aerys’ pregnant wife, Queen Rhaella, and their son Viserys, were long gone out of King’s Landing and were presiding over the last Targaryen stronghold Dragonstone where Daenerys was later born. Many of Anastasia's immediate family also suffered the same fate as Daenerys' (some in the same manner). Anastasia lost her uncle Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich who was shot by the Bolsheviks and that of her aunt Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna who along with Anastasia's cousins, Princes John, Igor and Constantine Romanov were thrown into a disused mine shaft and were left to die in it followed with the tossing of grenades to help finish them off. With Anastasia on the night of July 17th 1918, her and her family were awoken in the middle of the night and were told that there was trouble in Yekaterenburg (the city that they were residing in for their own "protection"). They were told that they would be safer in the basement of the house they were staying in. The whole family, Anastasia's father Nicholas, mother Alexandra, sisters Olga, Tatiana, Maria and the youngest child, her brother Alexei, as well as the family doctor and three attendees went down into the basement. A group of twelve Red Army soldiers appeared in the basement door and shot them there. Although it is now known that Anastasia as well as her three elder sisters survived the initial valley of gunfire as they had sewn jewels in their blouses which had deflected the bullets and had acted like a bullet proof vest but the result of this was a vicious one. As once the smoke had cleared the Grand Duchesses were injured but still very much alive soaked in their parents and attendees blood, they all were finished off by beatings and by the stabbing of bayonets. It was one of history's most barbaric and gruesome killings of the innocence. And this is where Daenerys' and Anastasia's stories and legends merge into one. Their's is the classic tale of innocence surviving an open and bloody rebellion against their families reign. And being the last surviving member of their own respected dynasty. And to their own supporters their story of survival gives them hope for a better future. The White Russian population held onto the belief that a surviving child of the Tsar survived the Bolsheviks (this was further intensified with the whole Anna Anderson ordeal). Thus, fuelling their hope that the monarchy could one day return to rule Russia and Communism would lose its influence if a Romanov child survived the revolution although this will never be the case as all of the Romanov children were in fact murdered in that basement in 1918. But that didn't/doesn't stop the continued myth of Anastasia's survival. With regards to Daenerys, Robert Baratheon knew he didn't have the complete trust and loyalty of his own people and Westeros as a whole. As he said to Ned Stark "There are still those in the Seven Kingdoms who call me Usurper!" implying that the Targaryen's still have their own respected supporters throughout the realm and will likely come to Daenerys' aid once she sets foot back on Westeros soil as to them she is the rightful ruler. A worth mentioning observation is the history behind Anastasia's name. In honour of her birth in 1901 her father forgave the students who had been put in prison for joining in riots in St.Petersburg and Moscow. Because of this Anastasia's name means "the breaker of chains" which we all know is literally one of Daenerys' key titles. Her name can also be translated into "resurrection" which is what happened to Daenerys when she stepped out of the fire with her newly hatched dragons. Unhurt and reborn. Same with the myth of Anastasia's supposed survival, she escaped and survived the firing squad and her and her story had been reborn. Again, its just my own perspective on how I see the similarities of Daenerys to another person of history. A tale of two princesses if you like whose stories almost mirror each other in some ways. Thanks for the GOT vid Top5 .
Saoirse Kavanagh wow this is amazing history! I never thought to compare the two. You have made a great case for Anastasia as the inspiration! Especially with the meaning of the name. George RR really goes for the significance of names.
Wow! Very good job! I really like this theory. I LOVE Anastasia but I never would've thought to compare the two. Had no idea the meanings. Now that all the Romanov bodies have indeed been found, my heart mourns that the princess never did escape :( I love all your details! Even if GRRM didn't mean for it, I do like your theory!
everything in this channel is perfect. the content, narration, your voice, the length of the videos. its my favorite 'Top' channel in all of TH-cam. Keep up the good work, you're the best :)
Cersei; Catharina de Medici. Roose Bolton; Cesare Borgia. Robert Baratheon; Frederick Barbarossa. Tywin Lannister; The black prince. Maester Eamon: Bernard of Clairveaux Samuel Tarley; Anselm of Canterbury. Ser Alliser Thorn; Guy de Montfort.
Really good video! But somehow I don't know why I always thought Joffrey Baratheon was inspired from the Emperor Caligula! From what I've read about him, he made me think of Joffrey. But still awesome work!! :)
I've learned a thing or two .. i don't know anything about GOT but i love history ... i know for a fact that you'll make for some, a history class sounds AWESOME
Even though Targaryen (Lancaster) and Baratheon (York) hold a stronger parrallel than Stark (who are more like Lancaster) or Lannister (who are more like York).
John Snow seemed to be assassinated the same way as Julius Caesar. Secret members of the council doubting his leadership, thinking he wanted to be a emperor (John Snows story - king of the wildlings, or at least friends will a long term enemy) led into a location to be stabbed multiple times my different members and the last person to stab him was a trusted young person Brutus who arguably Caesar treated as a son (in this case Ollie from Game of Thrones) but hey thats just my thinking havent looked into it too much, good place to look into Top 5's ;)
Jon Snow seems more like King Arthur than Julius Ceasar. Both Arthur and Jon were the son of Kings who were killed in battle and were raised as bastards for their own protection and children of rape. Both had many different mentors over the years. Both lived in castles when growing up north near a great wall. The Wall for Jon and Hadrians wall for Arthur and as we already know The Wall was based o Hadrian's Wall. Both wield legendary swords, (or will), excalibur for Arthur and Lightbringer for Jon. Both were great leaders who led and defended their people against Northern invasion, the Saxon's for Arthur and the white walkers for Jon. Both men come from a family of Dragon's, Jon is a Targaryen and Arthur was a Pendragon and both their family symbols was a red dragon. Also both had incest relation without knowing it, Arthur slept with half sister Morgan while she was disguised as Ginevere, while Jon slept with Danaerys, who unknow to him is his Aunt.
Lightingwarrior Being a hard core fan of Arthurian legend, I can’t help but ask myself how I could have missed this. I very much enjoyed your comment 📜🖌✨
Some people are just so ungrateful when it is so clear you put in a lot of time and effort into this video. As a huge fan of the tv show and the books, I thank you for bringing this insightful information. I knew that the wars were inspired by history but had no idea that the characters were, too. So once again, thank you :)) Cheers and keep up the quality content!
its amazing !! all of your vidéos are amazing !!!! please don't listen to what they're saying !!!! ur vids will only be this good for as long as you make it the way u want to !!!!! i think others are only intrested in paranormal or mystery stuff !!!! anyways i just wanted to mention since im algerian and berber we have our own legends and history (one very rich history like for example they say the word africa is egyptian and even romanian but it seems no one knows that in my mother tongue we have this word that means "land" and its almost the same as africa just twisted (tafarka=land) and how come no one gave a s** is beyond me !!! anyways we also have like for exp our tasili mountain on its walls painting alien life like really they did(or it just looks like it) !!!! and its really really old its amazing they have yet to understand it!!! enfin just infos since you like(i do) this kinda of stuff i think not many are aware of what we have so i wanted to share !!!
Great video as per. Though I feel you missed out one, Khal Drogo has a great deal in common with Genghis Khan. The dothraki live and fight with very similar style to the Mongols, that part is pretty obvious. But certain other parts are similar too; Genghis had a pot of molten silver poured over the govener Otrar as a way of execution, similarly to that of Visery's death. He was also reputed to have fallen from his horse before he died...or as he was dieing, again similarly to that of Khal Drogo. Genghis Khan was given a princess as a gift by the Xi Xia King; she did at first think the Mongols savages but ended up loving Genghis, again similar to Dany's story.
oooh my god thanks for that comment! I didn't even know about these details on Genghis. I mean it was obvious that the Dothraki are based on the Mongols, but now I definately gotta read more about Genghis.
On the TV show, Dany was a victim of Stolkholm syndrome, sexually abused by both her brother and her husband, forced into a slavish marriage. Her love for him was the love of a captive who has to keep her sanity by learning to love her captor/abuser. In the books Drogo was genuinely kind to her from the get go but the TV show has different canon.
The Dothraki are not quite "the mongols" so much as they are an amalgamation of many different steppe hordes, from khazars to mongols to mögyer, blending cultures, religions and customs to create this fantasy culture. Genghis would also be only one of surprisingly many people to kill an enemy by means of molten gold/silver.
this guy has a golden voice for telling horror and mysterious stories. i love the comforting tone of his voice along with awesome material he produces! thanks top5s you are awesome!!
He was.... against the people who wanted the The Iron Throne most, he was going to tell the truth of the children with golden hair, not King Robert Baratheon children
it pains me to say it, BUT even if he was innocent, he still Confessed. Granted, he just wanted to live, and save his daughters, he stood before the masses and proclaimed himself guilty.
fjf sjdnx The Targaryen‘s are not from Westeros and have no claim. They are a culture from Volantis and have no right to the throne they simply took it because they could!!
Haley Warn I agree!! I love this guy and his vids! they're interesting and he does put alot more effort than most in making sure his points and facts are valid.
Oliver Cromwell didn’t come from nothing. His uncle thomas Cromwell did and he ended up getting executed. Thomas was the king’s secretary and seemily harmless, some say he plotted Anne bolyn’s Death but no one suspected him at the time. I always thought Petyr resembled Thomas Cromwell far more so.
That's right. Thomas Cromwell was a plotter and a schemer. And corncernig Oliver Cromwell: this guy was a puritan and most likely never owned any brothel. - But I liked the video anyway :-) Always eager to learn something new....
I agree. Thomas Cromwell is a closer match. Although if GR Elton’s thesis is accepted we can thank our modern parliamentary democracy on Thomas Cromwell. Elton believes that much of the changes in 1530s England was driven by Cromwell persuading Henry VIII to use Parliament to get his divorce. After which the King in Parliament became the sovereign law making authority in England.
There is 100 years between Thomas Cromwell and Oliver Cromwell how could he be an uncle? Thomas was born in 1485, Oliver was born in 1599. Oliver was descended from Thomas' sister but that doesn't completely translate into what is perceived to be an uncle.
It's really hard to get into. Aside from Danny's plot, the first 2 seasons are slow. It starts to pick up around the middle of season 2 and then suddenly so much better. I forced myself to keep watching, hoping that it would get better and it did!
Johnny Marvéll feminist cesspool? Is that a joke? I hate SJW’s and femanazis but GoT is nothing like that, it’s based on War of the Roses and has nothing to do with Femanism. It’s a great show man
Also, Littlefinger reminds me more of Thomas Cromwell than Oliver. I see a lot of Francis Walsingham (hope I spelled it right) in Varys. Both Varys and Francis were extraordinary spymasters, Varys for Dany and Francis for Elizabeth, with the good of the realm paramount to them. Yes, I rewatched this, it's great for thinking up new comparisons. Great job!
I have read all the books and watched the show. The books give you much more substance, but i must say GRRM is a genius. I have never been more addicted and enthusiastic about any other literary piece of work.
Some say that Cersei Lannister parallels Maragaret of Anjou, but I always thought that instead Cersei was a darker twist on Elizabeth Woodville. Cersei has Elizabeth's golden-haired beauty and the Baratheon family she marries into fit the profile of the sons of York with Robert being the tall, herculean and handsome warrior Edward who overthrew the Lancastrians, avenged his fallen loved ones, ended the reign of their own mad king Henry VI and ascended the throne himself just as Robert did with the Targareyean family. The alliance and friendship between the Starks and the Baratheons could be the Nevilles and Platagenets, and it was the Neville family that supported Edward and helped make him king. Elizabeth performed her duties as queen with poise but was not well-liked, particuarly by the Nevilles. Becoming Edward's queen and wife was a source of contention for the king's lifeong friend Richard Neville the earl Warwick who opposed her family the Rivers and plotted to change the regime, but failed and died in battle. Elizabeth was a strong personality and her family had the king's ear and influence, and took government positions and made themselves even stronger not unlike the Lannisters. As king Edward becane restless and deteriorated to a shell of his forner self. He ate, drank, womanized and partied himself into an early grave. Does that sound familiar? Elizabeth tried to have her son Edward crowned as a child king after her husband's sudden death, but was blocked by Edward's younger brother Richard, who became Richard III. Richard was a humourless, ultra religious and battle-hardened general that called the legitimacy of Elizabeth's children into question and lays claim to the throne himself as Stannis Baratheon did. In Shakespeare's fictionalized account Richard conspires in the death of his brother George Duke of Clarence as Stannis does with his brother Rennley. I say that Rennley was George not Theon. After the mysterious disappearance/ death of Elizabeth's sons (the princes in the tower) Elizabeth is pushed out of power and eventually sent to a nunnery, not far from Cersei's devestation at the assination of her son Joffrey and eventual walk of atonement.
You forgot to mention that Elizabeth Woodvilles family were Lancastrians and Edward broke an agreement with Neville to marry with her instead of Nevilles daughter for love which was near disastrous for him, therefore the Robb Stark/Thalisa story line has a better parallel.
Richard III made a suspected female traitor do the walk of shame although she was wearing a shift. I always felt it was odd that this man who was supposedly so ruthless let a suspected witch and traitor go after merely doing a walk of shame, and even let a relatively high born man marry her later on, when the proper punishment for a female traitor AND for a witch was to be burned alive. I think Cersei's punishment was based on that incident.
@@KH-Koenigsberg I think his detractors and his supporters go too far. He is seen by some as the most evil monarch in English history when William the Conqueror wiped out around 100,000 people in the north of England. If he murdered Edward VII and the Duke of York, that was two children in his care, which was terrible. The revered Henry V put a French city to siege and women and children starved because one crown just wasn't enough for him. Henry VIII imprisoned a 10 year old boy merely for his royal blood and that boy "disappeared" once he turned 18. I guess disappearing an 18 year old eight years after imprisoning him is marginally better than disappearing him at the age of 10 but it's a pretty slim distinction. Edward IV's enforcer impaled traitors and executed an Irish traitor and his young son and Edward let him keep his job. So I've never understood why Richard III is seen as so exceptionally evil in comparison with other medieval and Renaissance British monarchs.
I've never watched Game of Thrones religiously like I've only seen like 2 episodes but I still watched this video because tbh your voice is very calming and I actually found some of this interesting. Thanks for this video you worked really hard on it ❤️
Regarding the dire wolves: there is a breed of dog called a Tamaskan (aka Inuit Dog) which is not an "experimental" breed. They are fantastic dogs and have no wolf content in them. They look the part though. Enough so that they were used as the dire wolves in the show (with the except of Ghost because they don't come in pure white). They are also half the price you quoted. Just wanted to share because they really are an awesome breed!
I honestly fail to see how this video's quality is lower than his usual ones. It contains loads of historical facts and I can feel that he put lots of efforts into it. Wh.. what is the basis of so many people's complaints?
For everyone saying this is shit... Its not. Top5s obviously enjoys the show and since the new season is coming out on Monday, he's getting hyped. What's wrong with doing what he wants once in a while? Also this is way more detailed than watchmojo bollocks. Keep up the good work Top5s :)
I looked up what dog they use cause I want one too. I believe it was a northern inuit dog but I wouldn't quote me. All I did was Google what dog they used 😅
Yo Top 5's, please take no notice of the people who haven't watched this show before and hence therefore are giving you abuse for not finding it entertaining. I loved this video keep it up man 👏🏼
God damn I can't wait for George R.R. Martin to finish the last 2 books already, it's been way too fucking long and I'm tired of waiting to find out a lot of things. While the first season of the show is almost a perfect adaptation of the first book, the show is almost a completely different story than the books after the first book. The show was loosely following the books for awhile, but now it's almost like they are completely different stories all together. It is so god damn frustrating waiting for this next book because a dance with dragons ended with a bunch of fucking cliff hangers and waiting years to find out what happens with so many characters is fucking hard, lol. Not only did a dance with dragons end on cliffhangers, but so did a feast for crows. A feast for crows and a dance with dragons aren't split up by timeline like the others, they are split up by characters/geography. At the very beginning of "Dance" there is a page titled "A cavil on chronology", where George R.R. Martin writes that a feast for crows (book 4) and a dance with dragons (book 5) are a tandem instead of a traditional sequel. Both books take place immediately after a storm of swords (book 3), with "feast" focuses on the events taking place in and around Kings Landing, the Iron Islands, and Dorne, where "dance" follows what s going on at castle black and North of the wall, as well as in Essos with Tyrion and Dany. So technically people have been waiting to see what happens after the last 2 books. It's just frustrating because "Dance" released in 2011 and the new book "The winds of Winter" was supposed to come out back in 2015, and here we are in 2018 and Mr. Martin doesn't even know if it will be out in 2019. The worst part is that there are still 2 books to be released and George is getting old. So the show has one season left, and there is already a spin off prequel series HBO is working on for when the show ends, plus George R.R. Martin is working on a new TV series and is set to release 2 other books called fire and blood, but we still are waiting for these damn books. Finding out he's working on another TV show and writing other books is irritating imo. Fucking finish the story that you've been working on for over 20 years before you start working on new series'damnit, lol. I sure hope he doesn't fucking die before we get "The winds of Winter" and " A dream for Spring" because it would suck so bad if the world never gets the ending of one of the greatest stories ever, lol. At this point he should just release the last 2 books together because if Winds releases and then we have to wait for Dream for years it is going to suck so bad, lol. Hopefully he has some family member or assistant or someone who knows the story that can finish the books of he dies before they release, lol. Hopefully we will be able to read the entire series, all 7 books, sometime in the next year or 10, lol.
Whether you watch GoT or not, the show is the most watched T.V. series right now for a reason. If you don't watch it then you're apart of the minority, so don't expect anyone to pander to your negativity when more people support it. Top5s can do what he desires with his channel.
Wow! You guys are so cool! "I don't watch the series and never will"😒. Then they turn around and insult the show and it's fans with comments like "your like school girls", "and people only watch it because their sheep". WAKE UP! The Series (books and show) are great, of course based on personal preference, but generally great to all. You all sound like your that loser at school who wants to be acknowledged so tries to be cool by pretending he doesn't care😎. If yah really didn't you wouldn't have left a comment. So mature. 👐👏👐👏
The Elder Hunter “people only watch it because their sheep”-their sheep what? Took control of the tv? Never give sheep the remote, and don’t let them watch tv in the lounge. They have a perfectly comfy spot in the byre to watch from or they can watch reruns on their phones later...
Tbh, #3 is my favorite topic in this video since it educates myself in how marriage of state forge long-lasting alliances/dynasties much like when Henry the Seventh married Elizabeth of York as promised after the Battle of Bosworth in a successful attempt to unite the Lancaster and York factions together and formed the Tudor Dynasty.
I don't watch GoT, but if you're going to leave mean comments on Top5s channel, you might as well unsubscribe because you aren't a TRUE subscriber. A lot of you are being real jerks to him when he has consistently gave us quality videos weekly. Not everyone is interested in the same things, grow up! Just because I don't watch/like GoT doesn't mean I'm going to bash the video or him! I will still watch the video and give it a thumbs up! Thank you Top5s for continuously being amazing !! xx
The character of Catelyn Stark reminded me of Queen Jadwiga of Poland. (B. 1373, D. 1399) Queen Jadwiga of Poland was considered an extremely skilled negotiator who rode at the head of her husband's army, although a good part of her time was spent keeping the peace between her husband's relatives (like King Sigismund of Hungary).
The true King of England. He is one of my favourite Kings along with Henry VIII (his son) and Elizabeth I (his granddaughter). The Tudors were the Champions of English Royalty unlike the hostile Plantagenets who were digressive.
Mark Nayda: That is simple the majority of the Dynasty was rife with wars, bloodshed, constant political divide and disasturous losses of territory on several occasionswhich could be considered digressive, in comparison to the Tudors that is. Do not get me wrong I love the Plantagenets besides the Tudors, however the Plantagenet dynasty was very much filled with much hostility despite it's longevity 331 years and 14 Kings.
I also think Daenerys was in part inspired by Elizabeth I - sacrificing love to make herself available for a dynastic marriage, and using popular appeal to govern.
interesting though... I always felht sansa was a lot more of an elizabeth, but I imagine several historical characters inspired several got characters so it really could both be true.
Elizabeth is like none of these people, maybe possibly Arya in the sense that she wasn’t bending at all to the will of men to marry her off. Both Sansa and Dany have already bent.
Mande Peer. While I see Dany as a combination of Henry VII and Elizabeth. Henry VII - returning from exile to take the throne and his use of dragons as a symbol. Elizabeth - in very many ways. A women who could be both ruthless and compassionate, who appealed to common people (both as a deliberate strategy and genuinely), Elizabeth’s refusal to marry was in part based on her being available for a dynastic marriage - she kept milking the possibility of a dynastic marriage until she was into her 40s. Similarly Dany left what- his-name behind, so she could make a dynastic marriage. There are numerous parallels if you know enough Plantagenet/ Tudor history. As Volto Nero said GOT characters are probably based on several historical figures. Just because there isn’t an exact fit doesn’t mean the inspiration isn’t there.
Honestly, you can make a video about anything & I will always watch it! I love the detail, dedication and explanation you have for everything! Plus I love your voice❤️
Dire wolves were roughly twice the size of a modern wolf, or like the very largest grey wolves that have ever been found (90 kg). They may have looked nothing like a wolf, if they originated in South America, or just like a large grey wolf, like how coyotes look like small grey wolves, only with minor differences in proportion and color. The American Alsatian project could be good for giving you a large, fluffy companion dog with prick ears, but they look nothing like wolves, and we have no clue what dire wolves really looked like. The most likely way to get something like a dire wolf back, would be to breed real wild grey wolves for size and big bones.
maybe top5 is hyped for the new season? maybe he wanted to show us his passion and love for game of thrones? or maybe he simply just felt like making a game of thrones video. Who knows, and by what I can tell. lots of people enjoyed it in the comments as did I gj :)
Actually Real Dire Wolfs r much MUCH larger...like larger then a hourse...despite what u they "claim" the dire wolves skeletons they have in museums r another separate smaller species, still of the wolf family but not what an actual Dire Wolf really r....there's 1 video out there with a dog barking at 1 in some woods until it gets too close and the Dire Wolf finally gets annoyed & gets up to chase the dog off while the dog's owner filmed the whole event...now that was a Real Dire Wolf.
A lot of these historical figures have very little in common to their so called "Game of Thrones" counterparts and those similarities are just cherry picked generic attributes such as being in exile, being from a lesser noble house, getting married, becoming king etc... Daenerys and Henry Tudor? Littlefinger and OLVIER CROMWELL??!?!?! are you fucking kidding? Oliver Cromwell was a religious zealot, salt of the earth type with childish humour and a loud forceful nature, he's closer to King Robert. The similarities listed here are negligible at best, the narrator even admits as much at the end. I wish I hadn't wasted my time watching this crap. Save yourself the effort, whoever made this video did it for the ad revenue the TH-cam scummer, this is an insult to Big Man Martin and History in general.
- little finger Never let your enemies know what you plan to do next Angry fans complaining about no ghost vids - more ghost vids or I'll unsub and dislike Top 5s: I'll find another (Only GOTs fans will understand)
2:35 - "Only son of King Henry the FOURTH"...? LOL. This is the second time within 15 minutes that I've stumbled upon a video narrated by a Brit who read the roman numeral "VI" as "the Fourth". It's SIXTH, mates, SIXTH. (The other error was in a video that identified the child of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour as "Edward the Fourth.") More Brits need to send their children to Italy for a holiday so that they can learn their roman numerals properly 😉
Once again great video, I've watched a few seasons of GOT so this was really informative. Quick question are there any stories unexplained events or characters about Africa and African Americans? I was just wondering because my MA is in Pan-African studies so I was curious
Littlefinger is not anything like Oliver Cromwell--Cromwell dominated everything after winning his revolution while Littlefinger was a behind-the-scenes guy who was eventually executed.
it's his choise what he wants to talk about. I myself have been dissapointed of the last 2 videos, because i am soo hyped for his videos every weekend. But i know this guy has a broad audience and therefore alot of topics are requested. He puts alot of effort into making these videos, so to hate on him because you dont like the content of the video this weekend is just stupid. fuck off and make your own channel. keep up the good work top5s. Greetings from Norway :)
Well things worked out pretty well for Henry VII in the end, and him taking the throne ended the Wars of the Roses, the event that much of the Song of Ice and Fire is based on, so that might be good for Daenerys? Does this mean the White Walkers are Scottish?
Why the fuck has this comment section suddenly gotten so toxic? Everyone on here used to be so nice and positive. If you don't like his videos, you're free to click away. Stop spreading hate.
I would have equated Littlefinger more with Thomas Cromwell that Oliver... Thomas was not above murder, espionage, theft or lies to achieve his goals... and he, even more than Oliver came from nowhere... His comeuppance came as a result of miscalculating his king's taste in women... but even in this his failure was as spectacular as his rise to power was unpredictable.
"the traitor Ned Stark"
*the WRONGFULLY ACCUSED traitor Ned Stark
The North remembers.
I always thought Joffrey was based on Emperor Caligula
He is more based of Emperor Caligula, he is nothing like Edward of Westminster, Edward was demonised and slandered by Yorkist Propaganda.
Night Has Fallen oh wow!!
Totally forgot about him!
I bet if joffrey had heard about caligula, he'd be like "my hero!"
Ramsay sno would say the same now that i think about it. Both were sadistic little shits & i'm glad their terrorizing days are over! 😊
His tyrannies on members of his court, his contempt for the people, the way he does anything he wants without thought of recriminations... I can see a strong historical King Richard 2nd of England influence in him.
Caligula or Nero or Elagabalus - plus the Byzantine style of Kings Landing - Joffrey definitely seems more like a mad Roman emperor.
@@Halfdanr_H that's who Joffrey reminds me of too. And the thing is, you can trace the point of origin of the Wars of the Roses to Richard II's reign. It simmered a long time, but if you really look at it, Richard's reign was the start of the English "game of thrones".
Though it very well could be true that GRRM based or took influence from the historic events that surrounded Henry Tudor to lay the foundations for Daenerys' character but i've always thought that perhaps Daenerys as well as the Targaryen Dynasty as a whole was heavily based on the rise and fall of Romanov Dynasty which ruled Russia for 300 years (the same length of time that the Targaryen's ruled over Westeros). With Daenerys specifically i've always thought her story bore similarity to that of the myth and supposed survival of the Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna Romanova, the youngest daughter of Tsar Nicholas II who was thought to have survived her families brutal execution at the hands of the Bolsheviks in 1917.
If we compare Daenerys' beginnings to that of Anastasia's supposed survival the similarities are clear to see. Both Daenerys and Anastasia were the youngest daughter's of the deposed monarch and both were whisked away for their own protection once their city was sacked and their father's had either been killed/abdicated. Both of their (innocent) immediate family members were barbarically and brutally murdered by rebel forces. With Daenerys' family once Tywin Lannister's men had taken control of Kings Landing, Tywin sent his knights Ser Gregor Clegane and Ser Armory Lorch to scale Maegor’s Holdfast and deal with the rest of the royal family, securing the throne for Robert and proving that House Lannister had forsaken the Targaryen's forever. Gregor killed the infant crown prince, Aegon Targaryen, (Daenerys' nephew) while his mother Princess Elia Martell watched, and proceeded to rape and murder her. Lorch dragged Princess Rhaenys (Daenery's niece) from under her father Rhaegar’s bed and stabbed her half a hundred times. Aerys’ pregnant wife, Queen Rhaella, and their son Viserys, were long gone out of King’s Landing and were presiding over the last Targaryen stronghold Dragonstone where Daenerys was later born.
Many of Anastasia's immediate family also suffered the same fate as Daenerys' (some in the same manner). Anastasia lost her uncle Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich who was shot by the Bolsheviks and that of her aunt Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna who along with Anastasia's cousins, Princes John, Igor and Constantine Romanov were thrown into a disused mine shaft and were left to die in it followed with the tossing of grenades to help finish them off. With Anastasia on the night of July 17th 1918, her and her family were awoken in the middle of the night and were told that there was trouble in Yekaterenburg (the city that they were residing in for their own "protection"). They were told that they would be safer in the basement of the house they were staying in. The whole family, Anastasia's father Nicholas, mother Alexandra, sisters Olga, Tatiana, Maria and the youngest child, her brother Alexei, as well as the family doctor and three attendees went down into the basement. A group of twelve Red Army soldiers appeared in the basement door and shot them there. Although it is now known that Anastasia as well as her three elder sisters survived the initial valley of gunfire as they had sewn jewels in their blouses which had deflected the bullets and had acted like a bullet proof vest but the result of this was a vicious one. As once the smoke had cleared the Grand Duchesses were injured but still very much alive soaked in their parents and attendees blood, they all were finished off by beatings and by the stabbing of bayonets. It was one of history's most barbaric and gruesome killings of the innocence.
And this is where Daenerys' and Anastasia's stories and legends merge into one. Their's is the classic tale of innocence surviving an open and bloody rebellion against their families reign. And being the last surviving member of their own respected dynasty. And to their own supporters their story of survival gives them hope for a better future. The White Russian population held onto the belief that a surviving child of the Tsar survived the Bolsheviks (this was further intensified with the whole Anna Anderson ordeal). Thus, fuelling their hope that the monarchy could one day return to rule Russia and Communism would lose its influence if a Romanov child survived the revolution although this will never be the case as all of the Romanov children were in fact murdered in that basement in 1918. But that didn't/doesn't stop the continued myth of Anastasia's survival.
With regards to Daenerys, Robert Baratheon knew he didn't have the complete trust and loyalty of his own people and Westeros as a whole. As he said to Ned Stark "There are still those in the Seven Kingdoms who call me Usurper!" implying that the Targaryen's still have their own respected supporters throughout the realm and will likely come to Daenerys' aid once she sets foot back on Westeros soil as to them she is the rightful ruler.
A worth mentioning observation is the history behind Anastasia's name. In honour of her birth in 1901 her father forgave the students who had been put in prison for joining in riots in St.Petersburg and Moscow. Because of this Anastasia's name means "the breaker of chains" which we all know is literally one of Daenerys' key titles. Her name can also be translated into "resurrection" which is what happened to Daenerys when she stepped out of the fire with her newly hatched dragons. Unhurt and reborn. Same with the myth of Anastasia's supposed survival, she escaped and survived the firing squad and her and her story had been reborn.
Again, its just my own perspective on how I see the similarities of Daenerys to another person of history. A tale of two princesses if you like whose stories almost mirror each other in some ways.
Thanks for the GOT vid Top5 .
Saoirse Kavanagh wow this is amazing history! I never thought to compare the two. You have made a great case for Anastasia as the inspiration! Especially with the meaning of the name. George RR really goes for the significance of names.
I totally agree with the Valid points you've made
I never thought to compare Dany and Anastasia, cool!
I learnt something new and interesting today. Thanks
Wow! Very good job! I really like this theory. I LOVE Anastasia but I never would've thought to compare the two. Had no idea the meanings. Now that all the Romanov bodies have indeed been found, my heart mourns that the princess never did escape :( I love all your details! Even if GRRM didn't mean for it, I do like your theory!
This was really interesting 😊
everything in this channel is perfect. the content, narration, your voice, the length of the videos. its my favorite 'Top' channel in all of TH-cam. Keep up the good work, you're the best :)
As usual, enjoyed the video very much. Thanks.
great show great video top 5s always has me hooked
This was so amazing!
what an amazing idea keep it going
Thanks for your GOT video! Makes me even more excited for the new season. Keep up the good work :)
if I could give this 1000 thumbs up , I would. well done!🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌
The amount of research and work behind this video!
Thank you for uploading and as always I'll see you in the next video 😁
Excellent video! 👍😊
So you hate GOT huh? Then why do you have to click the video and comment something negative?
Bad And Wrong Ego mate
Awesome video ^^ Ty
I've never watched game of thrones but this was still good just for the history side of the video.
Cersei; Catharina de Medici.
Roose Bolton; Cesare Borgia.
Robert Baratheon; Frederick Barbarossa.
Tywin Lannister; The black prince.
Maester Eamon: Bernard of Clairveaux
Samuel Tarley; Anselm of Canterbury.
Ser Alliser Thorn; Guy de Montfort.
Daenerys Stormborn as Henry Tudor, the winter king? Hmmmm, I'll mull it over.
lol I just finished watching a video about game of thrones when this was posted
Really good video! But somehow I don't know why I always thought Joffrey Baratheon was inspired from the Emperor Caligula! From what I've read about him, he made me think of Joffrey. But still awesome work!! :)
I've learned a thing or two .. i don't know anything about GOT but i love history ... i know for a fact that you'll make for some, a history class sounds AWESOME
Gonna get myself a direwolf
Oliver Cromwell was not a gentleman and had frequent outbursts. Baelish is quite charming in his own way.
im about to start watching GOT feels like I'm missing out on a good TV series .
Thank you Top5s 💖
Awsome that you did a vid on GOT keep up the awsome vids
I mean Stark/York, Lannister/Lancaster.... Martin has stated a few times that the series is based on the War of the Roses
Even though Targaryen (Lancaster) and Baratheon (York) hold a stronger parrallel than Stark (who are more like Lancaster) or Lannister (who are more like York).
It's a base, yes, but Martin also says he has used everything from history and fiction that he has ever been inspired by.
I have heard him deny it in an interview.
The Barratheons are the Yorks, not the Starks, tho.
@@Himaryous And Targaryens are the Lancasters, not the Lannisters.
Surely Renly and Loras's tragic love story is roughly based on Edward II and Piers Gaveston.
John Snow seemed to be assassinated the same way as Julius Caesar. Secret members of the council doubting his leadership, thinking he wanted to be a emperor (John Snows story - king of the wildlings, or at least friends will a long term enemy) led into a location to be stabbed multiple times my different members and the last person to stab him was a trusted young person Brutus who arguably Caesar treated as a son (in this case Ollie from Game of Thrones) but hey thats just my thinking havent looked into it too much, good place to look into Top 5's ;)
Actually you're not far off there. I saw the parallels between Jon Snow and Julius Caeser as well, good on you for spotting them!
Jon Snow seems more like King Arthur than Julius Ceasar. Both Arthur and Jon were the son of Kings who were killed in battle and were raised as bastards for their own protection and children of rape. Both had many different mentors over the years. Both lived in castles when growing up north near a great wall. The Wall for Jon and Hadrians wall for Arthur and as we already know The Wall was based o Hadrian's Wall. Both wield legendary swords, (or will), excalibur for Arthur and Lightbringer for Jon. Both were great leaders who led and defended their people against Northern invasion, the Saxon's for Arthur and the white walkers for Jon. Both men come from a family of Dragon's, Jon is a Targaryen and Arthur was a Pendragon and both their family symbols was a red dragon. Also both had incest relation without knowing it, Arthur slept with half sister Morgan while she was disguised as Ginevere, while Jon slept with Danaerys, who unknow to him is his Aunt.
Lightingwarrior Being a hard core fan of Arthurian legend, I can’t help but ask myself how I could have missed this. I very much enjoyed your comment 📜🖌✨
Glad you liked it, my one hope is that Jon doesn't end up the same way as Arthur at the end of his story
Beware the ides of autumn
Edward of Lancaster was the son of Henry VI, not Henry IV (written correctly, but spoken incorrectly).
Krispy K thank god someone else noticed this too
Even if you haven't watched GOT, just enjoy the history side of the this video :)
Top5s G.O.T isn't my kind of thing, but yes the history side was interesting. thank you. ,👍
Some people are just so ungrateful when it is so clear you put in a lot of time and effort into this video. As a huge fan of the tv show and the books, I thank you for bringing this insightful information. I knew that the wars were inspired by history but had no idea that the characters were, too. So once again, thank you :))
Cheers and keep up the quality content!
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its amazing !! all of your vidéos are amazing !!!! please don't listen to what they're saying !!!! ur vids will only be this good for as long as you make it the way u want to !!!!! i think others are only intrested in paranormal or mystery stuff !!!! anyways i just wanted to mention since im algerian and berber we have our own legends and history (one very rich history like for example they say the word africa is egyptian and even romanian but it seems no one knows that in my mother tongue we have this word that means "land" and its almost the same as africa just twisted (tafarka=land) and how come no one gave a s** is beyond me !!! anyways we also have like for exp our tasili mountain on its walls painting alien life like really they did(or it just looks like it) !!!! and its really really old its amazing they have yet to understand it!!! enfin just infos since you like(i do) this kinda of stuff i think not many are aware of what we have so i wanted to share !!!
Top5s ok dude i watch
last time I was this early Ned still had his head
still movin0212 last time I was this early Harren still had a hall
Poor old dead Ned
Ned wasn't a traitor as this guy claims.
Wonder if anyone’s gonna throw a bone and future Sean Bean’s dude lives at least once in a while.
Great video as per. Though I feel you missed out one, Khal Drogo has a great deal in common with Genghis Khan.
The dothraki live and fight with very similar style to the Mongols, that part is pretty obvious. But certain other parts are similar too; Genghis had a pot of molten silver poured over the govener Otrar as a way of execution, similarly to that of Visery's death.
He was also reputed to have fallen from his horse before he died...or as he was dieing, again similarly to that of Khal Drogo.
Genghis Khan was given a princess as a gift by the Xi Xia King; she did at first think the Mongols savages but ended up loving Genghis, again similar to Dany's story.
oooh my god thanks for that comment! I didn't even know about these details on Genghis. I mean it was obvious that the Dothraki are based on the Mongols, but now I definately gotta read more about Genghis.
There was also some kind of cultural taboo against shedding noble blood, so the Khan's noble enemies were rolled up in carpets and trampled by horses.
On the TV show, Dany was a victim of Stolkholm syndrome, sexually abused by both her brother and her husband, forced into a slavish marriage. Her love for him was the love of a captive who has to keep her sanity by learning to love her captor/abuser. In the books Drogo was genuinely kind to her from the get go but the TV show has different canon.
The Dothraki are not quite "the mongols" so much as they are an amalgamation of many different steppe hordes, from khazars to mongols to mögyer, blending cultures, religions and customs to create this fantasy culture. Genghis would also be only one of surprisingly many people to kill an enemy by means of molten gold/silver.
@@Himaryous In the book she was TWELVE, though! NOT a kind man, lol!
this guy has a golden voice for telling horror and mysterious stories.
i love the comforting tone of his voice along with awesome material he produces!
thanks top5s you are awesome!!
mike posner Burger King foot lettuce, the last thing you want for your Burger King foot lettuces is someone foot fungus and that maybe what you get.
Seriously. His voice is pure butter.
I can't stand his voice, how it goes up at the end of every word...like he's asking a question.
You really think so? I find it absolutely boring.
Lord Eddard WAS NOT A TRAITOR
He was.... against the people who wanted the The Iron Throne most, he was going to tell the truth of the children with golden hair, not King Robert Baratheon children
it pains me to say it, BUT even if he was innocent, he still Confessed. Granted, he just wanted to live, and save his daughters, he stood before the masses and proclaimed himself guilty.
Spanish Moustache after the mad king killed his older brother and his father
fjf sjdnx The Targaryen‘s are not from Westeros and have no claim.
They are a culture from Volantis and have no right to the throne they simply took it because they could!!
A room full of rulers say he is a traitor. He himself said he was a traitor. What is the value of truth when only the powerless acknowledge it?
I think you have an amazing voice and I love how you go so in depth with everything. Thank you for your hard work and dedication
Haley Warn I agree!! I love this guy and his vids! they're interesting and he does put alot more effort than most in making sure his points and facts are valid.
I think it's a Welsh accent.
You like the going in depth with everything, don't you?
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Nope, its a southern accent, maybe coastal. Welsh sounds like Tom jones.
Even if you dont watch GOT you gotta appreciate the research and work gone into this video
Oliver Cromwell didn’t come from nothing. His uncle thomas Cromwell did and he ended up getting executed. Thomas was the king’s secretary and seemily harmless, some say he plotted Anne bolyn’s Death but no one suspected him at the time. I always thought Petyr resembled Thomas Cromwell far more so.
That's right. Thomas Cromwell was a plotter and a schemer. And corncernig Oliver Cromwell: this guy was a puritan and most likely never owned any brothel. - But I liked the video anyway :-) Always eager to learn something new....
Agreed. Thomas Cromwell also arranged marriages, took bribes, and kept his true agenda hidden.
I agree. Thomas Cromwell is a closer match. Although if GR Elton’s thesis is accepted we can thank our modern parliamentary democracy on Thomas Cromwell. Elton believes that much of the changes in 1530s England was driven by Cromwell persuading Henry VIII to use Parliament to get his divorce. After which the King in Parliament became the sovereign law making authority in England.
There is 100 years between Thomas Cromwell and Oliver Cromwell how could he be an uncle? Thomas was born in 1485,
Oliver was born in 1599. Oliver was descended from Thomas' sister but that doesn't completely translate into what is perceived to be an uncle.
Ingrid Dubbel could be a couple great’s of an uncle
A moment of silence for those who have not watch GOT, but still watch this video cause Top5s made it.
I don't watch GOT. I tried but I couldn't get into it. I appreciated this video all the same as I love Top 5s vids. Thanks!
It's really hard to get into. Aside from Danny's plot, the first 2 seasons are slow. It starts to pick up around the middle of season 2 and then suddenly so much better. I forced myself to keep watching, hoping that it would get better and it did!
creature57 de um lado, o que é o que eu não sei se é que o senhor me manda
Green Wolf why? I don't need to watch the feminist cesspool that is GoT.
Johnny Marvéll feminist cesspool? Is that a joke? I hate SJW’s and femanazis but GoT is nothing like that, it’s based on War of the Roses and has nothing to do with Femanism. It’s a great show man
Also, Littlefinger reminds me more of Thomas Cromwell than Oliver. I see a lot of Francis Walsingham (hope I spelled it right) in Varys. Both Varys and Francis were extraordinary spymasters, Varys for Dany and Francis for Elizabeth, with the good of the realm paramount to them.
Yes, I rewatched this, it's great for thinking up new comparisons. Great job!
I have read all the books and watched the show. The books give you much more substance, but i must say GRRM is a genius. I have never been more addicted and enthusiastic about any other literary piece of work.
The first three books were splendid!
Same!
I have never seen a single scene of GoT. But I still really enjoyed this video; another high quality upload 👍
Ramsay Bolton does have some frightening similarities with Vlad Tepes ( The Impaler)
I never clicked so fast in my life. HYPED FOR SEASON 7!!
HYPEEEE
Yeah, because everyone like a good wish fulfilment fantasy.
Monstrey sweet Jesus YES!
Yeah massacres and ruthless killings are very gay.
Monstrey ya lol
Game of thrones and Top5s...what more can you ask for???
metalhammer5 a blunt
two fat bitches and some burgers
mister reck ??
Some say that Cersei Lannister parallels Maragaret of Anjou, but I always thought that instead Cersei was a darker twist on Elizabeth Woodville. Cersei has Elizabeth's golden-haired beauty and the Baratheon family she marries into fit the profile of the sons of York with Robert being the tall, herculean and handsome warrior Edward who overthrew the Lancastrians, avenged his fallen loved ones, ended the reign of their own mad king Henry VI and ascended the throne himself just as Robert did with the Targareyean family. The alliance and friendship between the Starks and the Baratheons could be the Nevilles and Platagenets, and it was the Neville family that supported Edward and helped make him king.
Elizabeth performed her duties as queen with poise but was not well-liked, particuarly by the Nevilles. Becoming Edward's queen and wife was a source of contention for the king's lifeong friend Richard Neville the earl Warwick who opposed her family the Rivers and plotted to change the regime, but failed and died in battle.
Elizabeth was a strong personality and her family had the king's ear and influence, and took government positions and made themselves even stronger not unlike the Lannisters. As king Edward becane restless and deteriorated to a shell of his forner self. He ate, drank, womanized and partied himself into an early grave. Does that sound familiar?
Elizabeth tried to have her son Edward crowned as a child king after her husband's sudden death, but was blocked by Edward's younger brother Richard, who became Richard III. Richard was a humourless, ultra religious and battle-hardened general that called the legitimacy of Elizabeth's children into question and lays claim to the throne himself as Stannis Baratheon did. In Shakespeare's fictionalized account Richard conspires in the death of his brother George Duke of Clarence as Stannis does with his brother Rennley. I say that Rennley was George not Theon.
After the mysterious disappearance/ death of Elizabeth's sons (the princes in the tower) Elizabeth is pushed out of power and eventually sent to a nunnery, not far from Cersei's devestation at the assination of her son Joffrey and eventual walk of atonement.
You forgot to mention that Elizabeth Woodvilles family were Lancastrians and Edward broke an agreement with Neville to marry with her instead of Nevilles daughter for love which was near disastrous for him, therefore the Robb Stark/Thalisa story line has a better parallel.
@@SirAntoniousBlock Neville was trying to get an Anglo French alliance through marriage for Edward
Richard III made a suspected female traitor do the walk of shame although she was wearing a shift. I always felt it was odd that this man who was supposedly so ruthless let a suspected witch and traitor go after merely doing a walk of shame, and even let a relatively high born man marry her later on, when the proper punishment for a female traitor AND for a witch was to be burned alive. I think Cersei's punishment was based on that incident.
@@Himaryous I am glad there are some people not glorifying Richard III.
@@KH-Koenigsberg I think his detractors and his supporters go too far. He is seen by some as the most evil monarch in English history when William the Conqueror wiped out around 100,000 people in the north of England. If he murdered Edward VII and the Duke of York, that was two children in his care, which was terrible. The revered Henry V put a French city to siege and women and children starved because one crown just wasn't enough for him. Henry VIII imprisoned a 10 year old boy merely for his royal blood and that boy "disappeared" once he turned 18. I guess disappearing an 18 year old eight years after imprisoning him is marginally better than disappearing him at the age of 10 but it's a pretty slim distinction. Edward IV's enforcer impaled traitors and executed an Irish traitor and his young son and Edward let him keep his job. So I've never understood why Richard III is seen as so exceptionally evil in comparison with other medieval and Renaissance British monarchs.
I've never watched Game of Thrones religiously like I've only seen like 2 episodes but I still watched this video because tbh your voice is very calming and I actually found some of this interesting. Thanks for this video you worked really hard on it ❤️
Thanks for loving my comment! Been a fan for a long long time!!!
number 2
You should Watch the show or even better read the books . Excellent entertainment
Regarding the dire wolves: there is a breed of dog called a Tamaskan (aka Inuit Dog) which is not an "experimental" breed. They are fantastic dogs and have no wolf content in them. They look the part though. Enough so that they were used as the dire wolves in the show (with the except of Ghost because they don't come in pure white). They are also half the price you quoted. Just wanted to share because they really are an awesome breed!
I honestly fail to see how this video's quality is lower than his usual ones. It contains loads of historical facts and I can feel that he put lots of efforts into it. Wh.. what is the basis of so many people's complaints?
Simply Dota Dumb people are just pissed because he didn't upload something creepy this week lol
I'm a little disappointed because he got some facts wrong.
Because there are inaccuracies and incorrect comparisons.
Ididn't know Charlize Theron was Rhaella Targaryen
If they ever do a prequel about Aegon's conquest, Charlize definitely has to portray Visenya
Same
Oh, but why shouldn't she be ^_^
George is a historian. He loves medieval history with a passion.
For everyone saying this is shit... Its not. Top5s obviously enjoys the show and since the new season is coming out on Monday, he's getting hyped. What's wrong with doing what he wants once in a while? Also this is way more detailed than watchmojo bollocks. Keep up the good work Top5s :)
I want a puppy dire wolf 😩
I looked up what dog they use cause I want one too. I believe it was a northern inuit dog but I wouldn't quote me. All I did was Google what dog they used 😅
Episode 805 & 806 of GOT prove the character is based on Joseph Stalin.
Just came here to leave a like and come by after work and watch it. 😊
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Yo Top 5's, please take no notice of the people who haven't watched this show before and hence therefore are giving you abuse for not finding it entertaining.
I loved this video keep it up man 👏🏼
God damn I can't wait for George R.R. Martin to finish the last 2 books already, it's been way too fucking long and I'm tired of waiting to find out a lot of things. While the first season of the show is almost a perfect adaptation of the first book, the show is almost a completely different story than the books after the first book. The show was loosely following the books for awhile, but now it's almost like they are completely different stories all together. It is so god damn frustrating waiting for this next book because a dance with dragons ended with a bunch of fucking cliff hangers and waiting years to find out what happens with so many characters is fucking hard, lol. Not only did a dance with dragons end on cliffhangers, but so did a feast for crows. A feast for crows and a dance with dragons aren't split up by timeline like the others, they are split up by characters/geography. At the very beginning of "Dance" there is a page titled "A cavil on chronology", where George R.R. Martin writes that a feast for crows (book 4) and a dance with dragons (book 5) are a tandem instead of a traditional sequel. Both books take place immediately after a storm of swords (book 3), with "feast" focuses on the events taking place in and around Kings Landing, the Iron Islands, and Dorne, where "dance" follows what s going on at castle black and North of the wall, as well as in Essos with Tyrion and Dany. So technically people have been waiting to see what happens after the last 2 books. It's just frustrating because "Dance" released in 2011 and the new book "The winds of Winter" was supposed to come out back in 2015, and here we are in 2018 and Mr. Martin doesn't even know if it will be out in 2019. The worst part is that there are still 2 books to be released and George is getting old. So the show has one season left, and there is already a spin off prequel series HBO is working on for when the show ends, plus George R.R. Martin is working on a new TV series and is set to release 2 other books called fire and blood, but we still are waiting for these damn books. Finding out he's working on another TV show and writing other books is irritating imo. Fucking finish the story that you've been working on for over 20 years before you start working on new series'damnit, lol. I sure hope he doesn't fucking die before we get "The winds of Winter" and " A dream for Spring" because it would suck so bad if the world never gets the ending of one of the greatest stories ever, lol. At this point he should just release the last 2 books together because if Winds releases and then we have to wait for Dream for years it is going to suck so bad, lol. Hopefully he has some family member or assistant or someone who knows the story that can finish the books of he dies before they release, lol. Hopefully we will be able to read the entire series, all 7 books, sometime in the next year or 10, lol.
Damn does he always post videos this early?
Camo bot it's 10am in the UK when he posts them.
John Wilson for me it's 6 in the morning in San Antonio Texas
The UK wasn't a thing during Edward of Westminster's time. Scotland was independent and Northern Ireland didn't exist
Whether you watch GoT or not, the show is the most watched T.V. series right now for a reason. If you don't watch it then you're apart of the minority, so don't expect anyone to pander to your negativity when more people support it. Top5s can do what he desires with his channel.
Vella Vought Someone's is ready to procreate.
Are you?
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Vella Vought "Minority" of what, exactly?
Game of Thrones Season 7 is in 2more days people! Winter is here!
#housestark #housetargaryen #houselannister #housegreyjoy #housemartell #housetyrell
Joevie John im with the basterd jhon snow
ugh, my body is ready!!!!
#Fuckoffwithyourhashtags
Wow! You guys are so cool! "I don't watch the series and never will"😒. Then they turn around and insult the show and it's fans with comments like "your like school girls", "and people only watch it because their sheep". WAKE UP! The Series (books and show) are great, of course based on personal preference, but generally great to all. You all sound like your that loser at school who wants to be acknowledged so tries to be cool by pretending he doesn't care😎. If yah really didn't you wouldn't have left a comment. So mature. 👐👏👐👏
The Elder Hunter “people only watch it because their sheep”-their sheep what? Took control of the tv? Never give sheep the remote, and don’t let them watch tv in the lounge. They have a perfectly comfy spot in the byre to watch from or they can watch reruns on their phones later...
Tbh, #3 is my favorite topic in this video since it educates myself in how marriage of state forge long-lasting alliances/dynasties much like when Henry the Seventh married Elizabeth of York as promised after the Battle of Bosworth in a successful attempt to unite the Lancaster and York factions together and formed the Tudor Dynasty.
I don't watch GoT, but if you're going to leave mean comments on Top5s channel, you might as well unsubscribe because you aren't a TRUE subscriber. A lot of you are being real jerks to him when he has consistently gave us quality videos weekly. Not everyone is interested in the same things, grow up! Just because I don't watch/like GoT doesn't mean I'm going to bash the video or him! I will still watch the video and give it a thumbs up! Thank you Top5s for continuously being amazing !! xx
Chelsea Williams I still don’t see these fabled negative comments everyone’s talking about
@@saysHotdogs Some cunts probably reported the comments.
Would love to see more stuff involving prehistory. The Direwolf bit was refreshing, even if I knew most of it.
I havent watched GOT, looks good.
The character of Catelyn Stark reminded me of Queen Jadwiga of Poland. (B. 1373, D. 1399) Queen Jadwiga of Poland was considered an extremely skilled negotiator who rode at the head of her husband's army, although a good part of her time was spent keeping the peace between her husband's relatives (like King Sigismund of Hungary).
Henry Tudor, King of England, Breaker of chains and farther of dragons?
The true King of England. He is one of my favourite Kings along with Henry VIII (his son) and Elizabeth I (his granddaughter). The Tudors were the Champions of English Royalty unlike the hostile Plantagenets who were digressive.
Mark Nayda: That is simple the majority of the Dynasty was rife with wars, bloodshed, constant political divide and disasturous losses of territory on several occasionswhich could be considered digressive, in comparison to the Tudors that is. Do not get me wrong I love the Plantagenets besides the Tudors, however the Plantagenet dynasty was very much filled with much hostility despite it's longevity 331 years and 14 Kings.
I also think Daenerys was in part inspired by Elizabeth I - sacrificing love to make herself available for a dynastic marriage, and using popular appeal to govern.
interesting though... I always felht sansa was a lot more of an elizabeth, but I imagine several historical characters inspired several got characters so it really could both be true.
Elizabeth is like none of these people, maybe possibly Arya in the sense that she wasn’t bending at all to the will of men to marry her off. Both Sansa and Dany have already bent.
Mande Peer. While I see Dany as a combination of Henry VII and Elizabeth.
Henry VII - returning from exile to take the throne and his use of dragons as a symbol.
Elizabeth - in very many ways. A women who could be both ruthless and compassionate, who appealed to common people (both as a deliberate strategy and genuinely), Elizabeth’s refusal to marry was in part based on her being available for a dynastic marriage - she kept milking the possibility of a dynastic marriage until she was into her 40s. Similarly Dany left what- his-name behind, so she could make a dynastic marriage.
There are numerous parallels if you know enough Plantagenet/ Tudor history.
As Volto Nero said GOT characters are probably based on several historical figures. Just because there isn’t an exact fit doesn’t mean the inspiration isn’t there.
glad to know top 5s is a fan of GOT
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Honestly, you can make a video about anything & I will always watch it! I love the detail, dedication and explanation you have for everything! Plus I love your voice❤️
I always thought Joffrey was like Richard the 2nd
My favorite television show, I love Game of Thrones, I've never missed any episodes :)
GOT KICKS ASS CAUSE EVERYONE DIES!!!!!!!!!
Dire wolves were roughly twice the size of a modern wolf, or like the very largest grey wolves that have ever been found (90 kg). They may have looked nothing like a wolf, if they originated in South America, or just like a large grey wolf, like how coyotes look like small grey wolves, only with minor differences in proportion and color.
The American Alsatian project could be good for giving you a large, fluffy companion dog with prick ears, but they look nothing like wolves, and we have no clue what dire wolves really looked like. The most likely way to get something like a dire wolf back, would be to breed real wild grey wolves for size and big bones.
Frida Nyberg I wouldn’t go as far as saying “nothing like a wolf”
To lay person they probably look very much like each other.
So Charlize Theron is Dany' s mother (@9:35)? 😎
A very good video nonetheless!
Yeah, Little Finger was nothing like Cromwell.
maybe top5 is hyped for the new season?
maybe he wanted to show us his passion and love for game of thrones?
or maybe he simply just felt like making a game of thrones video.
Who knows, and by what I can tell. lots of people enjoyed it in the comments as did I gj :)
Actually Real Dire Wolfs r much MUCH larger...like larger then a hourse...despite what u they "claim" the dire wolves skeletons they have in museums r another separate smaller species, still of the wolf family but not what an actual Dire Wolf really r....there's 1 video out there with a dog barking at 1 in some woods until it gets too close and the Dire Wolf finally gets annoyed & gets up to chase the dog off while the dog's owner filmed the whole event...now that was a Real Dire Wolf.
Oh my god, Top5s AND Game of Thrones! Dream come true
A lot of these historical figures have very little in common to their so called "Game of Thrones" counterparts and those similarities are just cherry picked generic attributes such as being in exile, being from a lesser noble house, getting married, becoming king etc... Daenerys and Henry Tudor? Littlefinger and OLVIER CROMWELL??!?!?! are you fucking kidding? Oliver Cromwell was a religious zealot, salt of the earth type with childish humour and a loud forceful nature, he's closer to King Robert.
The similarities listed here are negligible at best, the narrator even admits as much at the end. I wish I hadn't wasted my time watching this crap. Save yourself the effort, whoever made this video did it for the ad revenue the TH-cam scummer, this is an insult to Big Man Martin and History in general.
- little finger Never let your enemies know what you plan to do next
Angry fans complaining about no ghost vids - more ghost vids or I'll unsub and dislike
Top 5s: I'll find another
(Only GOTs fans will understand)
2:35 - "Only son of King Henry the FOURTH"...? LOL. This is the second time within 15 minutes that I've stumbled upon a video narrated by a Brit who read the roman numeral "VI" as "the Fourth". It's SIXTH, mates, SIXTH. (The other error was in a video that identified the child of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour as "Edward the Fourth.") More Brits need to send their children to Italy for a holiday so that they can learn their roman numerals properly 😉
That re-enactment was pure gold! They put no effort in whatsoever hahaha!
I just finished watching season 3, I can't wait to buy season 4,5,6
Once again great video, I've watched a few seasons of GOT so this was really informative. Quick question are there any stories unexplained events or characters about Africa and African Americans? I was just wondering because my MA is in Pan-African studies so I was curious
Dwayne Barnes I'd love to see a video on that
Littlefinger is not anything like Oliver Cromwell--Cromwell dominated everything after winning his revolution while Littlefinger was a behind-the-scenes guy who was eventually executed.
Brace youself. The HYPE is coming.
karl jonson so are the spoilers 😭
it's his choise what he wants to talk about. I myself have been dissapointed of the last 2 videos, because i am soo hyped for his videos every weekend. But i know this guy has a broad audience and therefore alot of topics are requested. He puts alot of effort into making these videos, so to hate on him because you dont like the content of the video this weekend is just stupid. fuck off and make your own channel. keep up the good work top5s. Greetings from Norway :)
Joffrey and Ramsey are like Caligula.
what a perfectly researched compilation! well done my friend!!
Just when I thought when I will be getting to see a new Top 5 video I get a notification. Co incidence maybe?
`Coincidence` ;-)
Well things worked out pretty well for Henry VII in the end, and him taking the throne ended the Wars of the Roses, the event that much of the Song of Ice and Fire is based on, so that might be good for Daenerys?
Does this mean the White Walkers are Scottish?
Alliance base on gold and weed is always a good thing lol
Why the fuck has this comment section suddenly gotten so toxic? Everyone on here used to be so nice and positive. If you don't like his videos, you're free to click away. Stop spreading hate.
I would have equated Littlefinger more with Thomas Cromwell that Oliver... Thomas was not above murder, espionage, theft or lies to achieve his goals... and he, even more than Oliver came from nowhere... His comeuppance came as a result of miscalculating his king's taste in women... but even in this his failure was as spectacular as his rise to power was unpredictable.
when are those alien,ufos and all them type of videos coming back?
Joffrey is more based off of Richard II Of England in my opinion. Joffrey's end was inspired by that of Eustace who was the heir to Stephen.
I knew I was awake this late for a reason!